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3500 BCE
The Wheel and Axle
Though the wheel is something that we see in use every day (ie. cars, trains, busses, etc.), its invention in 3500 BC changed the way people transport objects over land. -
Period: 3500 BCE to
Top Ten Inventions that Changed the World
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753 BCE
The Nail
This invention dates back 2,000 years to Ancient Romans. This invention had allowed human society to be able to create larger, sound buildings and objects to assist us in daily routines. Only up until the late 1790s, were the smaller nails that we see today were being manufactured. Before this time, nails were created from a blacksmith. -
206 BCE
The Compass
Before this tool was developed, ancient sailors used the starts as means to travel and navigate to their destination. This however changed when the Chinese invented the first compas. Made from lodestone (magnetized ore)the compass would always point to its opposite magnet, just like a modern day compas. -
Mar 5, 1440
The Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.This invention allowed for humans to increase the speed at which printed materials (ie. books, newspapers, etc.) could be created. -
The Internal Combustion Engine
This invention allows for chemical energy to be converted into mechanical energy. This allows for people to carry and or transport large materials from a distance with using very little effort. -
The Telephone
Not the same telephone that we use today. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. This invention revolutionized the way of communication in a new age, the digital age. He called the first telephone an 'electrical speech machine' -
The Light Bulb
This invention changed the world, by allowing humans to work at night. Thomas Edison and his team created the first fully functional light bulb (would not blow up). -
Penicillin
A mold that was found by Scottish scientist, Alexander Fleming. Penicillin is an antibiotic mold that kills the bacteria present. Over many years and scientist purifying this fungus, Penicillin was developed.This discovery allows for humans to treat bacterial infections, without harming themselves in the process. -
Contraceptives
This invention allowed for higher living standards to increase, and fewer children to be born, because of sexual activity can take place, without the risk of becoming pregnant. Birth Control was invented by a chemist Russell Marker -
The Internet
What you are reading this on now is the internet. Though many people had helped develop the internet, Lawrence Roberts is the most credited.
